The so-called balanced budget amendment[3] is a favorite theme this season among conservatives. Those Senate candidates, like Buck, are seeking to appeal to moderate voters touting a responsible fiscal message.

“Our country is on the verge of bankruptcy,” Buck said through his spokesman Owen Loftus. “With a $13 trillion debt, politicians like Sen. Bennet have shown time and again that they are unwilling to bring spending under control.”

Buck’s opponent, Democrat Sen. Michael Bennet[4] said Saturday that his Deficit Reducation Act [5]does much to help the federal debt problems and is more realistic than Buck’s “talking points.”

“This plan is an actual, viable strategy to reduce the deficit and includes tools to achieve that goal unlike Ken Buck’s politically convenient talking point,” said Bennet spokesman Trevor Kincaid.